UFC 319 took place Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois. The promotion handed out 4 Promotional Bonuses. Tim Elliott cut his hair and earned a Performance Bonus with a second-round submission of up-and-coming Kai Asakara. Carlos Prates earned his $50K bonus with a KO of Geoff Neal via spinning back elbow in the first round. Interestingly […]
WWE NXT (08.12) draws 728K viewers
WWE NXT on CW drew 728,000 viewers this past Tuesday night. NXT was 3rd overall in the A18-49 ratings for the night. NXT drew a 0.17 rating/3 share in the A18-49 demo with approximately 221K to 235K viewers. NXT featured a match between Nia Jax and Lash Legend with Jax winning by pinfall. It also […]
IBJJF responds to competitor’s death at Chicago event
A competitor at an event at a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition died after suffering a “medical emergency” in Chicago. The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation confirmed in a social media post on Wednesday. News of the unfortunate happening occurred via a Reddit poster as well as TP Grant A portion of the post from the IBJJF […]
Paramount close to securing Zuffa Boxing
Front Office Sports is reporting that Paramount is close to securing a media deal with TKO and Riyadh Season’s Zuffa Boxing. A source told FOS that Paramount was the “front runner” although no confirmation has been reported and TKO, Paramount and Endeavor are mum on any looming deal. On Monday, TKO announced that the UFC […]